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West Palm Beach, FL vs Fayetteville, NY

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- Household income in Fayetteville, is 97% more than it is in West Palm Beach and is 38% above the National Average.
- West Palm Beach unemployment rate is 5.0%.
- Fayetteville unemployment rate is 6.5%.
 West Palm Beach, FLFayetteville, NYUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock6.5%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock0.5%1.6%
 Future Job Growth39.4%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes7.0%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock6.2%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$36,247  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$111,533$69,021
 Family Median Income$67,432  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 West Palm Beach, FLFayetteville, NYUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock6.0%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K4.9%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock2.6%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K7.9%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock2.8%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K8.5%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock7.7%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K11.5%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock26.1%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K5.4%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock9.5%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 West Palm Beach, FLFayetteville, NYUnited States
 Management, business, finance14.8%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock4.3%6.5%
 Community, social services1.9%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock3.6%1.2%
 Education, library4.5%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock2.0%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology5.2%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock1.6%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement2.5%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock1.6%5.4%
 Building maintenance5.4%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock2.2%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support20.9%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.0%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair7.8%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock7.4%13.1%
Reviews for West Palm Beach    51 Reviews

Over 8 years ago

Palm Beach county is getting over crowded at least from point of view. High property taxes and home owners insurance (due to hurricanes) traffic is getting worse.   More

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Over 9 years ago

I couldn't think of a better place to live. There are so many things to do around town. Traffic in not bad, for the most part. There's a good mix of cultural diversity.  More

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Over 9 years ago

Why is Cultural diversity considered a pro for West Palm  More

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Reviews for Fayetteville    4 Reviews

As a real estate professional I will tell you that the housing market in zip code 13066 is stable, but still favors the buyer. There are less homes available to it's  More

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Over 11 years ago

Fayetteville, NY is a quiet village/town with many services and a very stable community. It is quiet and well  More

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Fayetteville-Manlius Central School District (F-M for short) is widely reknowned as the area's premiere public school district- Consisted of 3 Elementary's (K-4), 2  More

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